The thromboelastometric discrepancy between septic and trauma induced disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnosed by the scoring system from the Japanese association for acute medicine

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 95; no. 31; p. e4514
• Main Authors: Koami, Hiroyuki, Sakamoto, Yuichiro, Sakurai, Ryota, Ohta, Miho, Imahase, Hisashi, Yahata, Mayuko, Umeka, Mitsuru, Miike, Toru, Nagashima, Futoshi, Iwamura, Takashi, Yamada, Kosuke Chris, Inoue, Satoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.08.2016; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - blood; Female; Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products - analysis; Fibrinogen - analysis; Humans; Japan; Male; Observational Study; Retrospective Studies; Sepsis - blood; Severity of Illness Index; Thrombelastography; Wounds and Injuries - blood

The aim of this study is to evaluate the hematological differences between septic and traumatic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) using the rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM).This retrospective study includes all sepsis or severe trauma patients transported to our emergency department...